Georgia Demographics

Georgia is 4th out of 51 other states in Race - Black or African American

Georgia is 6th out of 51 other states in People per household

Georgia is 6th out of 51 other states in Residents younger than 18

Georgia is 7th out of 51 other states in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Georgia is 8th out of 51 other states in Building permits (last year)

Georgia is 8th out of 51 other states in Current population (2012)

Georgia is 9th out of 51 other states in Retail sales

Georgia is 10th out of 51 other states in Households

Georgia is 10th out of 51 other states in Housing units

Georgia is 10th out of 51 other states in Non-farm private employees

Size Demographics
	Georgia	Rank	US
Current population (2012)	9,919,945	8th	313,914,040
Size in square miles	57,513.5	21st	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	168.4	19th	87.4

Education Demographics
	Georgia	Rank	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	84.0%	40th	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	27.5%	23rd	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Georgia	Rank	US
Race - White	62.8%	47th	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	31.2%	4th	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	38th	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.5%	17th	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	27th	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.8%	33rd	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	24th	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	55.1%	44th	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Georgia	Rank	US
Female residents	51.1%	16th	50.8%
Foreign born residents	9.7%	19th	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Georgia	Rank	US
Housing units	4,102,992	10th	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	20.5%	28th	25.9%
Households	3,490,754	10th	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	66.8%	37th	66.1%
Home median value	$160,200	31st	$186,200
People per household	2.7	6th	2.6
Building permits (last year)	24,350	8th	829,658

Business Demographics
	Georgia	Rank	US
Non-farm private establishments	214,635	11th	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	3,328,033	10th	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	901,105	7th	27,092,908
Retail sales	$117,516,907	9th	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$12,326	40th	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$16,976,235	10th	$613,795,732